With all the elite racing action happening in Sydney this weekend the Moonee Valley night racing program on Friday evening could have been overlooked, the card headed by the Alister Clark Stakes 2014.

While the bulk of the autumn features are now over in Melbourne with the excitement moving firmly to Sydney, punters are still treated to a beauty tomorrow night with a top field of three-year-olds for the $220,000 Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m).

Running as Moonee Valley Race 6 at 9:15pm (AEST), this year’s Alsiter Clark field features a capacity 14 starters plus two emergencies lying in wait.

Heading the field with the number one saddlecloth is the Chris Waller-trained Vilanova who has gate 13 to overcome.

The Commands gelding stepped up to black type after a number of easy early season runs on February 22, Craig Newitt guiding them to a good win in the Group 2 Autumn Classic (1800m).

Newitt retains the Alister Clark ride and will be hoping for a similar result under the lights for this Kiwi import.

There are three other last start winners in the Alister Clark Stakes field this year then with the David Hayes-trained Honey Steel’s Gold in the far outside barrier, Peter Moody’s lightly-raced Reset gelding Cadillac Mountain drawn ideally in gate two and Moe-based runner Slew Left (barrier nine).

Along with Cadillac Mountain Melbourne’s premier trainer Moody will also be represented by Group 2 Autumn Stakes fourth palced Bardem (barrier four) out to improve on their last start 12^th to Shamus Award in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m).

Slew Left’s trainer Michael Templeton also has dual acceptors with All Rigged Up in barrier one who has been disappointing this season with two last place efforts at Moe and Sandown respectively.

Others coming off good lead-up form meanwhile include the Gai Waterhouse-trained Al Maher gelding Pheidon having just their fifth career start, Mista Spot for Anthony Freedman who won two on the trot before their last start third and Michael Kent’s Sebring filly Scratchy Bottom.

A winner at the track on debut during the spring, Scratchy Bottom also ran at Moonee Valley when fourth to Gypsy Diamond in the Group 2 Fillies Classic (1600m) during the Cox Plate Carnival.

She’s had two runs this autumn, a first-up win at Caulfield followed by a fourth to Solicit in the Group 3 The Mittys Vanity (1400m) from February 15.

The complete Alister Clark Stakes 2014 field, barriers, jockeys and set weights are detailed below.

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2014 Alsiter Clark Stakes Final Field & Barrier Draw

Moonee Valley Race 6 – 9:15pm (AEST) – 14/03/2014

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	Hcp. Rating
1	0580×33771	VILANOVA (NZ)	Chris Waller	Craig Newitt	13	57kg	86
2	11x3048x81	HONEY STEEL’S GOLD	David Hayes	Stephen Baster	16	57kg	73
3	1151×76	SURGE AHEAD	Anthony Cummings	Chris Symons	12	57kg	76
4	11659×39	LATE CHARGE	Wendy Kelly	Vlad Duric	11	57kg	72
5	1123	PHEIDON	Gai Waterhouse	Damien Oliver	10	57kg	71
6	x018322x00	ALL RIGGED UP	Michael Templeton	Darren Gauci (late alt)	1	57kg	66
7	42457×65	BRING SOMETHING	Ken Keys	Michael Walker	6	57kg	65
8	4x4384x113	MISTA SPOT	Anthony Freedman	Steven Arnold	8	57kg	67
9	9x465x0154	MYSONHARRY	Michael Kent	Damian Lane	5	57kg	65
10	2419×1	CADILLAC MOUNTAIN	Peter G Moody	Chad Schofield	2	57kg	67
11	748×564321	SLEW LEFT	Michael Templeton	Brian Higgins	9	57kg	54
12	12×40	BARDEM (NZ)	Peter G Moody	Luke Nolen	4	57kg	67
13	27×6147	CALENDAR LAD	Greg Eurell	Brad Rawiller	14	57kg	63
14	14×14	SCRATCHY BOTTOM	Michael Kent	Michael Rodd	7	55kg	71
15e	712758	THE TERRICKS	Robbie Griffiths	Luke Currie	15	57kg	65
16e	63	BLUE EYES	Pat Carey	Rhys McLeod	3	55kg	58